Tahoe by Car - Inspiration Point - South Lake Tahoe, CA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

An interpretive display located at Inspiration Point scenic overlook reads:

Automotive Adventures

Imagine what an adventure it must have been for Tahoe's early motorists. Traveling in open-air Model Ts and Oldsmobiles, vacationers began driving as roads connected the lake's recreation spots. Completed in 1913, a rough road around Emerald Bay linked Tahoe's south and west shores. Today, the road is known as Highway 89.

Workers spent months dynamiting the route out of granite to complete the road. A popular steamer excursion brought vacationers to the bay to witness the rocks being blasted hundreds of feet in the air. With the completion of the road and others around the lake, commercial steamers began to lose their appeal as transportation. In 1940, the steamer Tahoe was deliberately sunk off Tahoe's east shore.

Group that erected the marker: USDA Forest Service URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Emerald Bay Drive South Lake Tahoe, CA

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